I've put together a little tutorial (right here) for this tote I recently made. Happy sewing! ...
carolyn friedlander patterns
park.
Meet Park. Another newbie to my Slow Sewing Studio group. The design is inspired by a cast-iron gate on Park Avenue in my ...
finding a social: update.
Hope you had a wonderful 4th! I thought I'd share my architextures version of the social tote. If you haven't already seen it, make sure to check out Anna's recent post on developing ...
hatched black, gray, and ochre social.
I've been making quite a few of these. Some for me, some for friends, and some (/all) for fun. It's time to start showing more of them off. Although I'd love to keep this one to myself, she's ...
alturas.
Meet alturas. Named after a nearby town where my great-aunt (a.k.a. Granny) lived, this project is another newbie to the slow sewing studio. I thought of Granny often while making ...
the social tote.
It'll hold your handwork. And she was a collaborative effort between myself and the very talented Anna Graham of Noodlehead. If you don't know Anna's work already, you should ...
circles.
Meet circles. Part of my slow sewing studio. Sometimes simple shapes and fun fabric is all you need. That's pretty much the idea behind this one, plus the fact that it's a ...
intro to tangelo.
Tangelo is one of my recent newbies. She's a paper-pieced triangle project with plenty of sizes to choose from. I've never been one for a lot of precise pre-cutting, which is one reason why this is ...
intro to some new stuff.
Alrighty. I'm way overdue for showing some new stuff--so sorry for the delay! My latest business births have been a long time coming and certainly a lot of fun to get together. It's ...
a little peek.
I feel like I'm finally starting to come out from under my quilt market rock. These last few weeks have felt kind of intense as I put the finishing touches on a bunch of new stuff that I'm about to ...
Babies, a Blog Tour, + a giveaway.
Welcome! I am happy to be today's stop on the Modern Baby Blog tour. I had such a great time getting involved with this project. My contribution was this one. Tiny, ...
hi, april.
Quilt Market is looming, as it tends to do. That's fine. I mean there are still (quite a few) logistical things that need to be worked out, and my new stuff is not quite ready to see the light of day. ...
a quilt a day: parade of houses.
I had a lot of fun designing my Local quilt, and I'm really into the idea of not only the project as a whole, but also breaking it up into fun, little flavorful goodies. I've got a few that I haven't ...
fun day at the expo.
I had a great time yesterday at the expo--especially teaching my class. Everyone caught on quickly and did beautiful work. No blood and no tears. Good deal. Deep in ...
aerial workshop this week.
And the samples are finally done. deep breath. There are two other colorways to this gang. Meet Mr. Cool. And Mr. ...
a quilt a day: sessoms + architextures.
I've always wanted to do a background color gradation with my Sessoms design. Using my architextures and coordinating Kona charm packs made it super simple. If you've already got the pattern, ...
a quilt a day: neutral stripes.
Disclaimer: This quilt was a joint effort. My mom pieced it. I quilted it. She doesn't even like paper piecing, and she managed to make it through. Well done, Mom! We went the ...
a quilt a day: backbone goes grayscale.
Who knew I'd get so obsessed with black fabric? Not me. At all. But I'm a changed woman. And here's the proof. I took my backbone into grayscale territory with my architextures. ...
a quilt a day: shirts with shirtings.
Before I get rolling on Day 1 of QuiltCon, here's my contribution for Day 2 of my mini quilt show. Shirts with shirtings. I know. Just crazy. hehe. But seriously. I ...
It’s on.
And you better believe I'm excited. Right now, I'm waiting to board my flight to Austin and QuiltCon is almost at my finger tips. While I'm waiting for that. Let's kick this adventure off with a ...